Other winners included a South Tyneside-based charity Hospitality and Hope and Tees Valley-based community and schools project, Little Sprouts CIC.

The competition has now reopened and nominations will be accepted via the Stoves website. When the nomination period has closed, a shortlist will be announced and put to a public vote. The projects which receive the most votes will be awarded bronze, silver and gold prize packages, worth between £2,000 and £5,000.